You won't be dazzled by the special effects or multi-million dollar production values with these shows - hell, they're in black and white for crying out loud. But as far as writing, originality, story development and setup, they reign supreme in sci-fi television. Bar none.

Some of their stories may not seem very fresh because they've been parodied so much (another testament to the creativity behind it), but many of the episodes will still leave you in awe.

And in case you're wondering, I'm not one of those 'the shows were better in my day' type of people. These are well before my time (I'm 24), but I still appreciate them.